The Meaning of the Day
"The villagers have a strong sense of faith in the village. That shows the current policies are very popular."
Lord Torifu grunted in agreement. "That's for the best. The first priority of any policy is making sure the villagers are satisfied. If the villagers aren't satisfied, then it's all empty talk."
Konoha was not any one person's Konoha. It was the Konoha built and protected by generations of villagers together.
The stream of people at the Morning Market was as steady as ever. At every stall they visited, plenty of people stopped to chat with Uchiha Chirori and Lord Torifu.
Lord Torifu also took the chance to exchange a few words with the stall owners, asking about how they had been lately and how satisfied they were with Konoha's policies.
The final result was that everyone was relatively satisfied with the current situation, though the degree of satisfaction varied.
Some felt they were quite happy. Others simply felt life was manageable.
Lord Torifu thought things were decent for now, but there was still room for improvement. Konoha had fifty or sixty thousand people, and while it was impossible to please everyone perfectly, they still had to do their best to make everyone satisfied.
After that, Lord Torifu returned to the Yunzhong Clan Grounds together with Uchiha Chirori. If they kept chatting any longer, breakfast would probably go cold.
Lord Torifu's main purpose this time had been to see whether, after this year had passed, the villagers were satisfied with Konoha's various policies.
For this kind of investigation, of course he could not seek out the ninja of major clans, or the wealthy people who dominated one side.
The small vendors at the Morning Market were the most suitable.
They were generally Konoha's grassroots villagers—simple, honest,